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Arts & entertainment calendar, Aug. 29-Sept. 4

TLH
2:18 p.m. EDT August 28, 2014

The Tallahassee film society is showing the documentary profile of legendary jazz writer and civil libertarian Nat Hentoff, “The Pleasures of Being Out of Step,” this weekend.
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"Dreamgirls": The Tony Award-winning show follows the story of a black, all-girl singing trio from Chicago called "The Dreams" and the behind-the-scenes reality of the entertainment industry. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $18, $15 for students/seniors/military. Quincy Music Theatre, 118 E. Washington St., Quincy, 875-9444, qmt.org.

"A Few Good Men": A young naval lawyer, accustomed to making easy plea deals, is prodded by a member of his defense team to put the Marine code of honor on trial in this Tony-nominated play which was made into a feature film. Contains strong adult language. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, continues through Sept. 7. $22 , $17 seniors and government employees, $12 students. Theatre Tallahassee, 1861 Thomasville Road, 224-8474, theatretallahassee.org.

"Happy Christmas" presented by the Tallahassee Film Society: A budding novelist, her film director husband and their 2-year-old son live a peaceful existence in Chicago. But when Jeff's irresponsible younger sister, Jenny, comes to live with them after a breakup, things start to change. 6 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $8, $5 students and TFS members. All Saints Cinema, 918-1/2 Railroad Ave., 386-4404, tallahasseefilms.com.

Wilderness50 Film Festival Tallahassee: The National Forests in Florida will be hosting a film festival about wilderness and the Wilderness Act. Wilderness and recreation Planner Haven Cook will be introducing the films and leading a discussion about the values and benefits of wilderness areas. 7-9:30 p.m., free. Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee, 2810 N. Meridian Road, 385-5115, fs.usda.gov/florida.

"The Pleasures of Being Out of Step" presented by the Tallahassee Film Society: Revisit the life of scrappy writer Nat Hentoff, who championed jazz and the First Amendment, in this documentary. 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday and 5 p.m.. Monday, $8, $5 students and TFS members. All Saints Cinema, 918-1/2 Railroad Ave., 386-4404, tallahasseefilms.com.

Food Truck Thursday featuring Walker and Will: The food trucks will be serving from 6-9 p.m. and the Lake Ella stores will be open late. This week, Walker and Will will be playing from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Music is free, food available for purchase from the food trucks. Lake Ella Park, Behind the Cottages, 1641 N. Monroe St., 222-2254, www.facebook.com/FoodTruckHub.

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